TOPICS: Mycobacterium Leprae, bacteria, mycolic acid, acid-fast, bacilli, carbol fuchsin, armadillo, cool temperature, nerve infection, glove and stocking loss of sensation, skin biopsy, PCR, polymerase chain reaction, TH2 helper cells, leonine facies, lion facies, tuberculoid form, T helper cell type 1 (Th1), hairless skin plaques, dapsone, rifampin, clofazimine
